Junior guard Allen Roberts shot 3-of-4 from
3-point land in the first half while the rest of the team went 0-for-8 in the half.
Roberts scored 11 of Miami's first 16 points in the game, all in the first
eight minutes of the contest. He finished with 21 points, two shy of his career
high, shooting 7-of-15, including a career-high five triples on nine attempts.
It was his fourth career 20-point game. Roberts hit five of Miami's seven treys in the
contest. He is now 9-for-16 from 3-point land in his last two games.

Miami blocked a season-high five shots in the
game, all in the first. The RedHawks entered the game averaging just 2.5 blocks
per game but doubled that in the first half. Miami had blocked four shots twice
this year (Dec. 1 at IPFW and Dec. 19 at Wright State). Two of the blocks
Wednesday came from freshman guard Geovonie McKnight, marking a career high, as
he had just two career blocks entering the game. Junior forward Jon Harris tied
a career high with his two blocks.

Trailing by eight at halftime (37-29), the
RedHawks opened the second half on a 13-5 run over the first 1:53 to erase the
deficit. During the run, four different RedHawks scored, led by five from Roberts.

Sophomore guard Will Sullivan pulled down a
career-high seven rebounds, including two on the offensive glass and five in
the first half. His previous best effort on the boards was four caroms Jan. 28,
2012 at Western Michigan. Sullivan had just 16 total rebounds on the season entering
Wednesday's game.

Junior center Drew McGhee totaled a season-high
10 points in the contest on 5-of-6 shooting. It was his seventh career
double-figure scoring game and first of the season. After starting the year
8-for-24 from the field in his first seven games, he has hit 12 of his last 13
shots over his last five games, including the game against UMass.

Junior guard Quinten Rollins, who leads the MAC
averaging 2.3 steals per game, picked up another two thefts against the
Minutemen. He now has 27 steals on the year and has at least two steals in
seven games this year, including each of his last three.

Redshirt junior forward Will Felder totaled 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting. It was his seventh double-figure scoring effort as a RedHawk and third in a row. The seven 10-or-more point games tie for second most on the team.

Despite Miami starting just one player over
6-foot-5 (Will Felder) and UMass starting four players over 6-foot-5, the
RedHawks scored 32 points in the paint while limiting UMass to just 22.

The loss was Miami's first at home this year, as
the RedHawks are now 4-1 at Millett Hall. The RedHawks scored 69 points, their
lowest output at home this season as the 'Hawks were averaging 80.5 ppg in
Oxford. The loss also snapped a two-game win streak for Miami while UMass
extended its win streak to six games, including three wins against Mid-American
Conference teams. By scoring 69 points, Miami remained winless when scoring
less than 70 points this year (0-7) while the RedHawks are 5-0 when scoring 70
points or more on the year.

Wednesday's contest was the first ever meeting
between Miami and Massachusetts on the hardwood, as UMass now leads the
all-time series, 1-0. The RedHawks have now played two Atlantic-10 foes this
year, also falling at Dayton Dec. 8.